Results 1 to 10 of 11
Thread: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
-
January 6th, 2009, 01:32 AM #1
7.62x54R surplus ammo question
So, they say the stuff is corrosive. What does this mean? Yes, it can mess up the bore. It has to be cleaned after shooting. How soon after shooting though? Is it like do not pass go, do not collect $200 or can it wait a few hours?
After the range I've been going right home and cleaning the rifle, but it gets to be a pain.
Thanks!
Ed"You want more gun control? Use both hands."
-
January 6th, 2009, 01:37 AM #2Grand Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
-
.
- Posts
- 8,196
- Rep Power
- 10673760
Re: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
Anything to dissolve the salts works. I use window cleaner.
Then clean as usual.
-
January 6th, 2009, 01:59 AM #3
Re: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
during winter when it is dry you can let the weapon stay uncleaned for a long time. i had a mauser M48 i forgot to clean for over a month and there was no rust or corrosion at all in my barrel, bolt and chamber. but during summer time you can't be lazy clean it within a hour after firing the humid weather during hot season will really ruin your Weapon.
-
January 6th, 2009, 02:05 AM #4
Re: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
this seems a little rediculous to me.
you're saying that the russians, using their mosins, had to clean their rifles after every gun fight?
-
January 6th, 2009, 08:35 AM #5Super Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2008
- Location
-
S.E.,
Pennsylvania
(Chester County) - Posts
- 820
- Rep Power
- 57
Re: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
It takes but a minute to do a cursory cleaning at the range. I keep a basic cleaning kit and a bottle of my homemade muzzleloader bore cleaner(nothing but alcohol and a little murphy's oil soap mixture) in my range bag. When done shooting for the day, I'll run a few soaked patches through the bore and on the bolt face, then will run a few dry patches and an oily patch through. Then I can take my time and perform a more throrough cleaning(which is my normal routine anyway) after dinner, etc. By running the patches through at the range, I do not have to clean the gun as soon as I get in the door.
-
January 6th, 2009, 09:06 AM #6
Re: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
Thanks for the info guys, and gals.
"You want more gun control? Use both hands."
-
January 6th, 2009, 09:53 AM #7
Re: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
RIP: SFN, 1861, twoeggsup, Lambo, jamesjo, JayBell, 32 Magnum, Pro2A, mrwildroot, dregan, Frenchy, Fragger, ungawa, Mtn Jack, Grapeshot, R.W.J., PennsyPlinker, Statkowski, Deanimator, roland, aubie515
Don't end up in my signature!
-
January 6th, 2009, 01:37 PM #8
Re: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
Well it sucks that non acidic ammo costs 3-4x the price of surplus.
And it's a real bitch breaking down my Mosin.
-
January 6th, 2009, 01:55 PM #9
Re: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
Its not as bad as you might think.. the barrel isn't gonna start melting right away.
Warm water and/or window cleaner with ammonia neutralizes it really easily.
All the older ammo from just about every country was corrosive. Corrosive primers were easier to detonate back then. And you definitely wanted your rifle to go bang when you pulled the trigger on the battlefield.
You dont need to break down your Mosin. Just open/remove the bolt and clean the barrel and chamber.RIP: SFN, 1861, twoeggsup, Lambo, jamesjo, JayBell, 32 Magnum, Pro2A, mrwildroot, dregan, Frenchy, Fragger, ungawa, Mtn Jack, Grapeshot, R.W.J., PennsyPlinker, Statkowski, Deanimator, roland, aubie515
Don't end up in my signature!
-
January 6th, 2009, 02:00 PM #10
Re: 7.62x54R surplus ammo question
It's not as corrosive as the lade in Dante's Peak, but you want to get it out of there. I dump some windex down the barrel and run a bore shake through. That's been enough to keep it shiny.
And the Russians were too bust staying alive to clean their guns too often but it will eat away at the rifle and eventually ruin the rifling and such...
Similar Threads
-
WTS 7.62x54R surplus
By Flounder in forum GeneralReplies: 2Last Post: October 8th, 2008, 06:06 PM -
WTS 7.62x54R surplus
By Flounder in forum GeneralReplies: 0Last Post: September 27th, 2008, 03:41 PM -
WTS 7.62x54R surplus
By Flounder in forum GeneralReplies: 1Last Post: July 29th, 2008, 08:40 PM -
soviet surplus 7.62x54r
By reel762 in forum GeneralReplies: 4Last Post: August 18th, 2007, 08:17 AM -
WTB 8mm and 7.62x54r Surplus
By JasonB in forum GeneralReplies: 3Last Post: February 9th, 2007, 02:16 AM
Bookmarks